First South Korean astronaut enters space station

The Soyuz prepares to dock with the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV April 10, 2008, with Commander Sergei Volkov, Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko and spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi of South Korea onboard.

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A 29-year-old nanotechnology engineer became the first South Korean aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, when a Russian space rocket successfully docked with the orbiting platform.

Also aboard the Russian craft that docked on Thursday was Sergei Volkov who followed his father Alexander Volkov into space, creating the first space dynasty.

"I feel great, really great," said Yi So-yeon in a live linkup with mission control after entering the ISS. full story